Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik as acting political advisor to the Prime Minister during Ms. Mina Gerhardsen’s leave of absence.
A press release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements (TBU) reveals that the average annual pay growth from 2006 to 2007 for all groups is estimated at 5.4 per cent.
“I can announce today that Norway is going to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. There are several reasons why we have arrived at this conclusion,” says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
In a national final ten Chinese students were selected for a study tour to Svalbard as part of a joint Sino-Norwegian Project on climate change and environmental research in the Arctic region. The project is jointly organised by the Polar Research
Norway is now studying the declaration issued by the authorities in Kosovo. The Government has noted the statement made by EU foreign ministers today and which will form a common platform for how the various EU Member States conduct their relations
Norwegian authorities are establishing a system to assist Norwegian citizens abroad that have been, or are at risk of being, subject to forced marriage. From the summer of 2008 six integration advisors will be working with Norwegian embassies in
The Thorium Report Committee was appointed in March 2007 by the Norwegian Research Council on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Committee was commisioned in order to arrive at a solid knowledge base concerning opportunities and
“We note that the authorities in Kosovo have issued a declaration of independence today. Kosovo has entered the final, decisive phase of the future status process. The declaration will now be studied carefully by the Norwegian authorities,” says
Åslaug Haga, Minister of Petroleum and Energy at the Sanderstølen Energy Policy Foundation, 8 February 2008
- Even though Norway needs labour, the Norwegian government has no plans of importing labour from Turkey, as some Turkish media claim, says the Norwegian Minister of labour and social inclusion, Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
Since the 1980s, many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have struggled with a debt burden that has exceeded their financial capacities. The 'debt crisis' is the result of a combination of excessive borrowing, excessive lending,
Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen has today been honourably discharged from her office, after tendering her resignation yesterday. Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske has been appointed chief also of the
The Government Pension Fund - Global was established to manage Norway's petroleum wealth in a sustainable manner. Setting aside large parts of the petroleum revenues makes us better prepared to meet challenges related to rising pensions and health
Agreements were signed between Norway and Ukraine in Oslo on 13 February 2008, regarding the facilitation of the issuance of visas and the readmission of persons. The agreements will simplify travel and contact between Norway and Ukraine, while
The overall objective of the Strategic Plan is to develop competence in arts and culture, aesthetics and creativity among children, pupils, students and staff in kindergartens, primary and secondary education and higher education.
At the Donor Conference for Lebanon held in Paris on 25 January 2007, Norway pledged to provide assistance worth NOK 100 million to Lebanon in 2007. Preliminary figures indicate that the final amount will be NOK 98.3 million.
State Secretary jens Revolds speech at the conference regarding research and development in developing countries. Arranged by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 12.02.2008 in Oslo.
“The news of the attacks on East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao is very serious”, Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says.
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence April 2007